We are coming up to the first anniversary of Tim Keller’s death and so this is perhaps a good opportunity to reflect on his life and contribution to the work of the Gospel. Keller planted a thriving church in New York before going on to develop a wider international speaking and writing ministry. I’m sure… Continue reading Tim Keller’s legacy
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How can you tell if your church planting is successful?
I think that’s helpful. Being fruitful as individuals and churches seems good Biblical language. Keller is right to caution against a shallow understanding of faithfulness. In fact, the church claiming to be faithful may in fact be unfaithful if it has just dug a hole and buried its talent. So, what will it mean for… Continue reading How can you tell if your church planting is successful?
Is it always a bad thing to name things after people or just when they are still alive?
In amongst the discussion about The Gospel Coalition setting up institutions named after Tim Keller (when he was still alive) and Don Carson, a few people have asked whether the issue is just a problem for living people. What about the tradition of naming churches, buildings and institutions after specific people. Older, established churches will… Continue reading Is it always a bad thing to name things after people or just when they are still alive?
The pointless dig
Last week, I spent a bit of time unpacking a quote from Sam Allberry’s sermon at Tim Keller’s memorial service. The quote was “Jesus is the true and better Tim Keller.” The reason I wrote about this is that there were a few people having a dig about the quote. Comments included “Wow” (I don’t… Continue reading The pointless dig
Is Jesus “the true and better Tim Keller”?
Sam Allbery spoke at Tim Keller’s memorial service and made this remark. “Jesus is the truer and better Tim Keller.” It’s one of those immediately quotable and therefore tweetable phrases and so of course people have been tweeting it and reacting to it. Now, there’s a risk of reacting to something out of context and… Continue reading Is Jesus “the true and better Tim Keller”?
Being eulogised by Babylon
Last weekend, New York pastor and author, Timothy Keller, died. Since then, many people have been paying their respects and expressing gratitude for Tim’s life. This has included secular obituaries including In the New York Times. However, as I indicated in my own reflections, there was a significant number of people who found controversy in… Continue reading Being eulogised by Babylon
Let it percolate
I remember a former pastor commenting once that no-one should attempt to write and publish a book before they were 40. He reckoned that there was a good chance that you would have to go back and explain why you’ve changed your mind Tim Keller of course only started writing for a wider audience into… Continue reading Let it percolate
Timothy Keller (23rd September 1950 -19th May 2023)
On Friday evening the news came through that we all knew was coming but didn’t want to hear. Timothy Keller had died three years after being diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. I’ve read a number of comments from people to the effect that they’d found themselves in tears even though they’d never met him. I was… Continue reading Timothy Keller (23rd September 1950 -19th May 2023)
Sorry … a centre for what?
The Gospel Coalition have announced the inauguration of The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. The centre will bring together a number of prominent names in the world of apologetics as fellows with the aim of enabling collaboration in research and then to provide training for Christians. I want to be clear at the outset that… Continue reading Sorry … a centre for what?
On not throwing people under the bus -why you need to give that TGC article a second look
The other day, this article was posted on The Gospel Coalition website. The article drew quite some ire. In fact, some of the responses on twitter may even ironically have been of the exact kind that the article has in its sights. I understand that there are some reasons why some people may have struggled… Continue reading On not throwing people under the bus -why you need to give that TGC article a second look
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